Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-22
CAPITAL BUDGET.
EXCERPTS.

WASHINGTON, Feb 21jThe military
committee Of the house agreed upon bill
appropriating $4,000, 600 for a gun fac
tory, heavy ordnance, mortars and torpe-
does TO be expended under direction of the
board to be appointed by the president
The acting secretary of the treasury this
afternoon issued a call for 81 600, 600 3 per
cent. bonds. The call will mature April
first
The president sent the following nomin-
tions to the senate today: Amos w Thay-
or of Missouri, to be L. S. district Judge
for the Eastern district of Missouri.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING
General Grosvener, the president of the
National Union league, has called meet
ing of the National council, to be held at
the Ebbitt house, Washington, on Tues
day, March LIST. 1t is stated that this will
be an important meeting of prominent Re
publicaus from all parts of the country, and
that action will be taken on matters of in
terest
MORE VETOES.
The president today sent to the senate a
message vetoing bills granting pensions to
John d. Fincher and Rachael Ann Peir
pont As to the first named case the pres
dtHb tildi tiiC lOi HUI
the pension is asked was not incurred in the
service, and as to the latter case the presi
dent says that the records of the pension
office show that since this bill WAS intro
duced pension has been granted the
claimant by the pension office at the same
rate authorized in the bill.
THE SECRETARY RESPONDS.
The president today sent 10 the house
the response of the secretary of state to a
resolution of that body inquiring as to the
action taken by the department of state to
protect the interests of American citizens
whose property was destroyed by fire
caused by insurgents at Aspinwall in 1885
The secretary says that negotiations were
commenced in October last and are now
pending between the United States and
Colombia for the purpose of establishing
an international commission to whom may
be referred for adjustment of the claims.
a QUEER CLAIM.
a resident of Chicago has filed claim
at the office of the treasury department
for the redemption of 81 900 United
States bond which he says he swallowed
in order 10 prevent its falling into the
hands of burglars. 1t appears that while
he was examining the bond in his room at
late hour at night he heard a noise in the
passage which he supposed was made by
thieves and acting on the impulse of the
moment he chewed the bond in a pulp and
swallowed it. 1t was afterwards discovered
that there was no gounds for his alarm.
He now appeals to the government to
make good his loss The first comptroller
has the claim under consideration.
MORE GUNS AND BIGGER GUNS.
The house committees seacoast defense
bill was prepared by Chairman Bragg. and
it is acceptable to ali the members of the
committee. although in the discussion
which followed its presentation it appears
that several members favored Il more
liberal appropriation than is carried by the
bill Mr. Cutcheon was DESTROYS that a
provision should be included to authorize
the manufacture and test of number of
cost steel guns of large calibre, and it is
probable that he will offer an amendment
to supply the omission of this feature, if
the bill receives consideration in the house.
The speaker will be consulted by members
of the committee as To the best method of
getting the bin before the house, but it is
believed that chance Ia secure action can
he found only in the last six suspension
days, when a two-thiriS vote will be
necessary.
CUPID AT THE CAPITAL.
The marriage of Miss Catharine Angus
Ia Patien 10 Representative John M. GLOW
er of ST. Louis, this evening. was bril-
liant affair. The ceremony was performed
in one of the large parlors of the house of
the brides mother 10y the Rev Father Sha
pell of the ST. Aloysius Roman Catholic
church. The house WAS handsomely dec
Grated Those present included some of
the most distinguished people, socially and
politically, in Washington, and also many
prominent people from other cities.
DAN DENIES IT
Col Lamont said tonight that the secre-
taryship had not been offered to any one,
all reports 10 the contrary Notwithstanding,
and that Tie president bad not yet settled
the matter in his own mind.